1. 20 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

2. The No. 1 hospital in each state for 2021-22  Full story

3. Tenet Massachusetts hospital scales back services amid nurses strike  Full story

4. Health inequity risks lives + costs the industry billions. Take action with this C-suite guide to reduce health disparities at your organization and beyond.

5. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

6. Ascension joins 59 hospitals, groups mandating vaccines for workers  Full story

7. Care New England, Lifespan merger 'only way' to stop hospital closures, some supporters say  Full story

8. 13 numbers that show Optum's Q2 growth  Full story

9. Out-of-Network & Surprise Billing: 6 Ways to Prepare

10. Physician lives at Tennessee hospital to be available around the clock  Full story

11. Biden's order won't derail Piedmont deal, University Health CEO says  Full story 

12. Healthcare M&A on track for record year  Full story 

13. Which HR + finance functions are best suited for automation? Learn here.

14. 8 recent hospital credit rating upgrades  Full story 

15. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Test positivity rates
• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. What tech solutions are helping hospitals + health systems stay on top of mission critical goals? Becker's surveyed dozens of execs to find out. Click here to read the brief summary. 

2. Healthcare staffing needs a reckoning. Learn how to rethink your workforce model and why not doing so will cost you more.

3. From Tvs to the EHR. Here's how Intermountain Healthcare got telehealth in every room.